Jaina Studies: Their Present State and Future Tasks

Jaina Studies: Their Present State and Future Tasks

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Book Specification

Item Code: UAB641
Author: Ludwig Alsdorf and Bal Patil
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalaya
Language: English
Edition: 2006
ISBN: 978818876913
Pages: 143
Cover: HARDCOVER
Other Details 9.00 X 6.00 inches
Weight 310 gm

Book Description

Preface
On April 4th, 1972 Professor Ludwig Alsdorf was sent a typewritten copy of an English version of his Paris lectures delivered in 1965 under the title "Les Etudes Jaina. Etat present et taches futures," made by Mr Bal Patil, with the request for consideration and revision. This was done on the advice of Professor A. N. Upadhye, the Chief Editor of the Nirvana Mahotsava Publications, whose assistant Mr Patil then was.

For unknown reasons, Alsdorf left the matter. A year later he died and part of his literary legacy remained in the basement of his former institute in Hamburg and part elsewhere until 2004, when his family were able to gather it together. At this point, Mr Patil's manuscript came into the hands of the present writer, who, in order to find out whether the translation had meanwhile been published, wrote to Dr Peter Flugel in London, a friend of Mr Patil (who had been searching for his translation in vain and himself had no copy). Dr Flugel then forwarded me Patil's address.

In arrangement with the latter, a thorough revision thereof was undertaken as these lectures are as relevant as ever and ought to be read by everyone who wants to work in the field of Prakrit. This may therefore be enough legitimation for an English version.

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